Ice-cream cabinet



Sept. 18 1923. 11,468,333

E. N. BOURBON ICE CREAM CABINET Filed Dec. 10 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Se t; 18,1923. 3,46,1133

E. N. BOURBON ICE CREAM CABINET Filed Dec. 10. 1921 3 Sheets-$heet 2 Sept. 18 1923.

E. N. BOURBON ICE CREAM CABINET Filed Dec. 10 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 195;; fiarmgy.

Patented Sept; 18, 1923.

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ICE-CREAM CABINE Application filed December 10, 1321. Serial No. 521,432.

To alZw/iom z't may concern Be it known that I, EDMOND N. Bounnon,

of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of. Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ice cream cabinets, and'has for its main object the provision of an unleakable ice cream cabinet.

Another object is the provision of such a cabinet with means for continuous fresh air ventilation for its hollow walls, and the provision of drainage means for said ventilating means.

Another objectis the provision of a cabinet which is simple and durable in construction, highly eflicient in use and economical in manufacture.

he usual cabinets on the market are provided with linings which readily get out of order from continuous packing and stamp ing of the ice around the ice cream containers in said cabinets, and soon become leaky, as a result thereof. 1 overcome such objections and defects in construction by constructing my abinet in such a manner that it will not leak even if the inner lining is cracked or broken.

.Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described'and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, and in which, i

F 1 is a perspective view of my improved cabinet,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the sidewall, taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an elevational view along line 33 of F 5, showin the frame work of the walls, the tarred felt between the yer-- tical and lateral members being mostly omit ted. for clearness of illustration,

Fig.4: is a fragmentary vertical section of thewall a11cl floor, taken on line 4. 4 of F ig. 5, showing the arrangement of the I various elements of the wall and floor, and

also of the ventilatin and drainin means a g V a Fig. 5 is a broken plan view of the cabinet,

and a citizen of the United States, and a resident.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the fioor,'taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5,

The form of my invention illustrated in thedrawings consists of a cabinet comprising two compound side walls 10 and two compound end walls 11, each of which is arranged for ventilation by fresh air; a compound floor 12 composed of a plurality of layers, ofvarious materials; means for ventilating and draining said compound walls; and means for draining the interior space of the cabinet.

The cabinet will be furnished in various sizes andshapes, the medium size being about 21 inches wide, 47 inches long, and 30 inches high. The frame work of the medium sized cabinet comprises four corner posts 1%, for which 2 by 4i wood posts are preferably used, and between said corner posts, four floor sills 15 are fastened by means of nails or screws, or in any suitable manner, said sills being preferably 2 by 4: wood posts, laid with the narrow 2 inch side vertical, as shown in Fig. 3. The corner posts extend a few inches below the floor sill to form legs or supports for the cabinet. Upon each floor sill adjacent the'outer edge thereof, I erect a series of uprights 16 preferably 1 by 2 inches in cross sectionand spaced 2 inches apart, providing a series of ventilating spaces 17 between said uprights, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A layer of tarred felt 18 is placed on the outside of said upright 16 and a layer of wall board 19 is placed ex? 'terior of said tarred felt. On the outside of board or strip 21, an intermediate board 22,

and a lower board 23, each being preferably ;I-s by 1 inches in cross section, and gs inch cork slabs 24 and 25 fill the spaces between said boards or strips, as indicated at the left hand side in Fig. 3. A layer of tarred i :Eelt 26 covers the side of said boards and spaced 2 inches apart providing a series of.

air spaces 29. The lower board 23 and the layers oi. :t'clt 26 andQ'T do not rest upon the sill 15, but extendabout of an inch above the sill as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, to provide a space or channel 30, which affords comnunication between the adjacent ventilating spaces of each series and between the oppo siteones ofboth series of spaces, and also provides, communication between the spaces ofthe several walls,as indicated in Fig. 1.

I provide an inner par "ition-or wall section which comprises a layer of wall board 31 placed ad acent the upr1ghts28, a layer of tarrcd felt 32 placed on the inner side of the wall board, and a lining of sheet metal 33 which forms the inner lining of the cabinet. The floor is a compound one, composed of a plurality otsuperposed layers-of various materials. Several cross beams 35 (see Fig. 6,) preferably consisting of 2 by 4 creosoted posts, connect the'side sills 15, intermediate the end sills, and beneath the sills and said beams 35 a sheet of metal 36 .is fastened forming a bottom layer of the cabinet. Strips of cork 37 are placed between said beams 35, abovethe metal sheet 36, and floor boards 38 of the usual {33s inch material rest upon said beams and sills. Upon said floor boards, a layer of wall board 39 is placed, thereon a layer of tarred felt 40,

and upon the same a lining of sheet metal 41 forming the inner floor lining of the cabinet. Said floor lining 41 is made continuous with the'shect metallining 33 of the side and end walls, or is soldered or otherwise fixed thereto to form air-tight and water-tightjoints. i

The means for draining or removing the brine from the cabinet comprises a 1 inch metal pipe 43 laid in the lower inner corner ofthe :cabmet, close to the inner lining.

The inner end or intake 4% of the pipe is" placed 2 inches above the floor, withthe endopening positionedtowards the inside of the cabinet, so that 2 inches or cold brine are continuously left inthe cabinet to racihtate cooling the same. The pipe exl'ends through the wall and into a 4-way connection 15 which is provided with refinovable plugs 46. for inspecting and cleanng out the connectlon and the pipe. Said connection 15 is oined by a sh rt pipe 4? with asimilar 4-way connection 48 provided with .a'plug 4:9, and connected to a depending pipe 50 which leadsto the sewer. The

end towards the cabinet of the connection 4:8 is' oined to the ventilatlng mechanism.

the opening 55.

In addition to the air spaces within the walls of the cabinet,as previously described, I provide means for sup-plying fresh air to said wall spaces in order to properly ventilate said walls, said means being furtherand the channel 30, and leadinginto the i-way connection 52, "fastened to the lower end of the floor. Said connection 52 is proride-d with clean-out plugs 53, and is connected to a 3-way valve case -54 of any suitablcconstruction, which 18 in turn connected to said i-way connection t8 and through it to the sewer, thus providing means for draining the walls of the cabinet. The valve 5-iis provided with a fresh-air inlet or opening 55 at the upper end, and with a valve handle 56 for controlling said valve, and. -whercby the passage 51 and the connection 52 may be set to communicate with either the opening 55 or wlt-h the drain connection 48 alone, or with both of them, or may be closed from both the connection 48 and The upper end of the walls is provided with suitable top strips 58, and the outside horizontal and vertical edges of the cabinet maybe provided with suitable trimmings 59 and 60, respectively, of metal or of. durablewood. A ledge or depression Gl'is also provided around the inner edge of thetop for. receiving a suitable cover (not shown) for the cabinet, such cover being preferably constructed of material and in a manner similarto the floor previously described. i

It will be observed from the above description and from the drawings, that the 7 layers of tarred felt are placed on the inner side of each partition to prevent moisture from getting into contact with the layers of wall board and of wood, and placed in said partitions, where the moistureis more a pt to leak through to the next partition or section. This construction thus makes the inner face of each wall and section-substantially impervious, and. in tact makes three walls, each of which presents an imnct. It will alsobeobserved that continuousventilation by means of freshair is provided tor thewalls of the cabinet by means of thevalve' 54, and the air inlet 55,- and that said ventilation may be intermittent by placingthe inlet 55 in communication with the lway connection '52 and therethrough with the air passage 51. and that said connection may be closed entirelyif desired. It is also evident that the 3-way pervious face toward-the inside otth'e cabi- 1 j V vvalve'5i may be set to provide ventilation for the spaces in the walls and simultane ously to'provide drainage means for the preferred form of construction for carrying spaces;

ing from the spirit of the invention. I

my invention into effect, this'is capable of variation and modification without depart- 7 therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

laying described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 7 r

1. An ice cream cabinet provided with compound walls and an inner metallic lin ing, said compound walls each including an inner section consisting of a layer of non-conducting material and a layer of impervious material at the inward side there.- of; and means to provide a drainage passage for leakage through said linning and said inner section. I

2: An ice cream cabinet comprising walls .having a plurality of series of ventilating a partition between said series ofspaces; and a channel in said partition joining said spaces and connecting;- with an outlet to form a drainage passage. 7 V

3. An ice cream cabinet comprising walls having a plurality of vertical ventilating spaces; a partition intermediate said spaces;

' and means at the lower portion of said parwalls;

tition to connect said spaces and to provide a drainage passage for moisture within said wall.

4. An ice cream cabinet comprising walls having a plurality of series of vertical ventilating spaces; a partition intermediate said spaces; and a channel at the lower end of said partition providing means to connect said series of ventilating spaces and to provide a drainage passage for moisture within said well.

5. An ice cream cabinet having compound walls comprising; a plurality'of separated sections, one of said sections including strips of cork and layers of felt covering the sides of said cork and section; and ventilating spaces betweensaid sections.

. 6. An ice cream cabinet having compound walls comprising a plurality of separated uprights; air spaces between the consecutive uprights; and means for providing fresh air to all of said spaces.

7. An ice cream cabinet having compound 1 each wall comprising an inner and an outer and an intermediate section; a series' of uprights between each of said sections; air spaces between said uprights; and

a continuous channel located beneath all of said intermediate sections, connecting the adjacent spaces of the same series and also the spaces of the opposite series.

8. An ice cream cabinet having compound walls eachwall comprising inner,0uter and intermediate sections; aseries of uprights consecutive sections; and a layer of impervious material on the inward face of each section to protect each side of said series of ventilating spaces from the entrance of moisture.

10. An ice cream cabinet proviced with walls comprising a metallic lining, tarred felt, wall board, cork slabs and a wooden frame work.

11. An ice cream cabinet having walls provided with a plurality of spaced sections; the inner sections of said walls comprising each a metallic lining, a layer of impervious material, and a layer of rigid material; the intermediate sections of said walls comprising: porous material, and being provided with a layer of impervious material on each side; and the outer sections comprising each a layer of impervious material; a layer of rigid material and a layer of finishi material.

12. A. cabinet having: compound walls pro vided with spaced sections: and a compound floor comprising a. metallic lining, a layer of impervious material, a layer of rigid material, a layer of porus material, and an outer sheet of covering' material.

13. A cabinet having solid compound walls provided with a plurality of sections and spaces therebetween; and a compound floor comprising in succession a metallic top lining, a layer of impervious material. a layer or" wall board, a layer of cork and an outer covering of sheet metal.

1 1. A cabinet having walls provided with means for ventilating their interiors; means for conducting fresh air to the interiors of said walls; and a control valve with an air inlet connected to said conducting means.

15. A cabinet having walls provided with ventilating spaces; a passage connecting .said spaces; a conduit connected to said passage; and means. includina a 3-way valve and an air inlet. for ventilating: and for draining said walls. a

16. A cabinet having walls arranged for ventilation: means for draining the inside of said cabinet; and means connected to said drainage means for draining the interior of said walls.

17. A cabinet having Walls arranged for ventilation; means for draining the inside of said cabinet; and means connected to said drainage means for draining and for ventilating the interior of said Walls.

' 18. A cabinet having Walls arranged for ventilation; means for. draining the interior of said'cabinet, said means including a pipe laid adjacent the inner corners of said cabinet, having an inlet opening raised from the flooiiand having communication with an exterior conduit andmeans for ventilatmg the interior of said Walls and for drainname to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses,

EDMONDN. BOURDON. a Vitnesses: V 1 .t

" JOSHUA R. I LPoT'rs,

FREDA C. APPLETON. 

